memmove(3) — Linux manual page

memmove(3)              Library Functions Manual              memmove(3)

NAME         top

       memmove - copy memory area

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <string.h>

       void *memmove(void dest[.n], const void src[.n], size_t n);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The memmove() function copies n bytes from memory area src to
       memory area dest.  The memory areas may overlap: copying takes
       place as though the bytes in src are first copied into a
       temporary array that does not overlap src or dest, and the bytes
       are then copied from the temporary array to dest.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The memmove() function returns a pointer to dest.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface                             │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │memmove()                             │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

SEE ALSO         top

       bcopy(3), bstring(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), strcpy(3),
       strncpy(3), wmemmove(3)

Linux man-pages 6.04           2023-03-30                     memmove(3)

Pages that refer to this page: bcopy(3),  bstring(3),  memccpy(3),  memcpy(3),  mempcpy(3),  wmemmove(3),  signal-safety(7)

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